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metathesis
noun(me-tath-e-sis)
a change of place or condition: such as
metathesis
noun(me-tath-e-sis)
transposition of two phonemes in a word (as in the development of crud from curd or the pronunciation \ˈpər-tē\ for pretty)
metathesis
noun(me-tath-e-sis)
a chemical reaction in which different kinds of molecules exchange parts to form other kinds of molecules

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